Luna vs Veretus, Roll by Roll · 9:05am Oct 20th, 2021
This is a transcript of the battle, using 5e as the system, of the battle between Luna and Veretus in the chapter about to be released in a few hours. Halved damage is rounded up, and ones for the purpose of this battle are automatic fails on any roll.
Initiative:
Veretus: (12+2+6) 20
Luna (Advantage): (8+6) 14 (8+6) 14
Veretus hp: 460
Luna hp: 350
Veretus and Luna begin flying in the air a hundred feet apart.
Veretus goes first and unsheaths his sword, Attacking with it after flying to Luna.
three attacks: result of 41 (crit), 29, 28,
All hits against AC of 27
64 Slashing
42 Necrotic (reduced to 21 via resistance)
2 acid
3 fire
8 lightning
15 poison
Total: 110 damage.
Veretus takes 13 cold via Luna's Body of Moon (reduced to 7 via resistances)
Luna's hp of 350-110=240
Luna uses Legendary action to cast spell Darkest Night Causing a mile around them to be covered in magical darkness, both can still see due to truesight.
Luna's Turn.
Luna retreats, Veretus is unable to Attack her due to Flyby.
Luna uses her Reaction to hide using ShadowMeld.
She rolls hide (14+20) 34
Veretus fails to spot her (2+2) 4
Luna circles around Veretus using the movement from Shadowmeld before flying 40 feet at his back and attacking with advantage. Luna expends one of her infinite spell slots of Move Moon to deal an extra 11d6 cold damage
Luna hits with her first attack. (4+17) 21 (19+17) 36
Hits against an AC of 25.
77 magical slashing
42 cold (reduced to 21)
Total: 98
Veretus makes a strength saving throw to avoid being knocked prone (1+19) Automatic fail. Veretus begins falling 60 feet per round.
Luna attacks three more times without Sneak attack or Charge damage bonuses, but Alicorn Eminence is still in effect. (12+17) 29, (1+17) 18 (automatic fail), (3+17) 20
only 1 hit against AC of 25.
14 magical slashing
84 cold damage (reduced to 42)
total: 56
Veretus health: 453-154= 299
Veretus uses his legendary action to use Bravery's relief, Granting himself (20+18+10+20) 68 Temporary hitpoints.
Veretus' turn.
Veretus rights himself after falling sixty feet and uses Diety's Mark, Marking Luna and increasing his AC by 3 for one minute.
Veretus casts Daylight as a sixth level spell due to Trinity Magic This dispels Darkest Night.
Luna uses a legendary reaction to cast Materialization, creating a Gargantuan block of stone over Veretus.
Luna's turn.
Luna casts Telekinesis
Hurling the gargantuan block of stone she created at Veretus.
Veretus makes a Dexterity Saving throw (1+2) 3 Auto fail
Veretus uses Legendary resistance to succeed.
52 Bludgeoning damage (reduced to 13 due to resistance and succeeding on the saving throw.)
Veretus is not knocked back.
Veretus' turn
Veretus uses divine eminence and attacks gargantuan stone in his way.
31 vs 17 hits.
20 slashing damage (reduced to 10)
15 necrotic (reduced to 0)
12 Acid
31 Radiant
total: 53 damage
48-53=-5
The stone shatters as veretus flies to Luna and continues attacking.
two attacks, each 25.
Misses against AC of 27.
Luna uses a legendary action to cast the spell Move Moon, causing the land to be shrouded in darkness as she causes the moon to become a new moon.
Luna's turn.
She uses her reaction to use Shadowmeld once more.
a result of 36 on a hide check.
Veretus fails a perception check of 11.
Luna once more attacks by charging veretus in the back.
36 hits AC of 28
75 magical Slashing
46 cold (reduced to 23)
total: 98
veretus temp hp: 55-98= -43
Veretus HP: 299-43= 256.
Luna attacks three more times.
20, 37 (crit), 25
only one attack succeeds.
43 slashing
150 cold damage (reduced to 75.)
total: 118 damage
Veretus health: 256-118=138
Veretus uses his legendary reaction, spending two uses to use wing attack.
Luna rolls a dexterity save (1+13) 14 Auto fail.
Luna takes 35 bludgeoning damage and falls prone. Veretus moves into his Daylight spell.
Luna health: 240-35=205
Veretus' turn. (Luna falls 60 feet.)
Veretus casts Heal. gaining 70 health.
Veretus health: 138+70=208
Veretus transfers 3 magic points from his sword to his AC, Raising his AC to 31.
Luna uses her legendary action to regain her reaction and use Shadowmeld.
Hide result of 40
Doesn't even bother rolling for Veretus.
Luna's Turn.
Luna uses Lunar beam
all attacks miss. Luna is no longer Hidden.
Luna ends her turn.
Veretus uses his reaction to teleport to Luna
Veretus uses his legendary reaction to use Trinity suppression.
Luna fails with a wisdom saving throw of 25 against 26 and falls prone.
Veretus's Turn. (Luna falls 60 feet) (Veretus's AC returns to 28)
Veretus uses his bonus action to use Divine eminence.
He attacks three times with advantage due to Luna being Prone.
(20+21)41 [crit], (17+21) 38, (19+21)40 [crit]
All three hit
63 Slashing
59 necrotic (reduced to 30)
2 cold (reduced to 0)
2 acid
24 fire
4 lightning
5 poison
105 Radiance
Total: 233 damage
Luna's health: 205-233=-28
Luna falls Unconcious after being reduced to 0 hit points.
Veretus uses his legendary action Your King Demands You to Continue Living!
Luna has spare the dying cast on her.
Luna gains 1 hp.
Luna gains 21+24 (her cr) in temp hitpoints.
Battle over, Veretus wins.
Is this chapter gonna be just the fight?
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The chapter is now out, so you can see for yourself.
Ok
I'm no expert when it comes to 5E, but to achieve a result of 41 on an attack roll suggests that Veretus has a Strength of 30 (granting a +10 bonus), a +5 weapon (the normal limit, if I recall correctly, is +3), and a +6 proficiency bonus. Since +10 +5 +6 = +21, that would mean he rolled a natural 20 for that hit to be a crit, right?
If so, I'd say the stat blocks should be posted, since those would help place this in better context.
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Veretus is a CR 30 creature as most greater deities with a statblock, and as such, has a +9 proficiency bonus.
5610502 I'd overlooked that creatures with a CR above 20 could have a higher proficiency bonus; thanks for pointing that out.
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and while I can't share Veretus's as his statblock is part of the settingbook, I can post Luna's!